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CVE-2007-5438

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 10

Unspecified vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Reconfig.DLL in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, VMware ACE 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108880, VMware ACE 2.x before 2.0.5 build 109488, and VMware Server before 1.0.7 build 108231 might allow local users to cause a denial of service to the Virtual Disk Mount Service (vmount2.exe), related to the ConnectPopulatedDiskEx function.

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 0.00102
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

5
vmware aceall versions
vmware playerall versions
vmware server<= 1.0.7
vmware serverall versions
vmware workstationall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

1.9
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD13 Oct 2007 · 01:17 AM
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References & Sources

21
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
http://osvdb.org/43488
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31708Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31710Vendor Advisory
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